IN HB1296 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-22 - Representative Lucas added as coauthor
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-22 - Representative Lucas added as coauthor
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Civics test as graduation requirement. Provides that, beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, an individual must obtain a satisfactory score on the United States Civics Test, administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to each applicant for United States citizenship, before graduating high school or obtaining a high school equivalency certificate.
Title
Civics test as graduation requirement. Provides that, beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, an individual must obtain a satisfactory score on the United States Civics Test, administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to each applicant for United States citizenship, before graduating high school or obtaining a high school equivalency certificate.
Sponsors
| Rep. Timothy Wesco [R] | Rep. Jim Lucas [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-22 | House | Representative Lucas added as coauthor |
| 2015-01-13 | House | First Reading: referred to Committee on Education |
| 2015-01-13 | House | Authored by Representative Wesco |
Indiana State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/house/1296/details |
| Text | http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/3/9/8/b398cccc/HB1296.01.INTR.pdf |
